After No Kings, It’s Time to Escalate

American democracy is on the ropes. Donald Trump and his billionaire backers are doing everything possible to transform our country into an authoritarian state like Hungary or Russia, where the trappings of institutional democracy mask brazen...

How motorcycling helped menopausal woman overcome anxiety in her 50s

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Industrial Players Look to BTS Development Option

These are active in a market that is growing due to increasing logistics demand, as well as the need to meet significant FDI, notably in the electric vehicle and EV-related industries. The latter has finally resulted in the development of I&L hubs...

At least '12 people dead' as plane crashes on way to popular tourist hotspot

At least 12 people are feared to have died after a plane carrying tourists crashed on its way to a famous wildlife safari in Kenya. Authorities have said that all on board the flight, operated by Kenyan Mombasa Air Safari, were tragically killed...

How Putin overplayed his hand, and sank Lukoil

Few thought it would be so quick: Oil giant Lukoil became the first casualty of the newly minted US sanctions against Russia’s all-important hydrocarbons sector. The company is urgently looking for buyers for its foreign assets and whilst...

Increasing number of Eurasians see need in removing obstacles for its development — Lavrov

MINSK, October 28. /TASS/. An increasing number of people in Eurasia see the need for eliminating obstacles that are being deliberately placed in the way of the sustainable and efficient development of Eurasia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey...

Rule of Law in Greece Slips to 48th Worldwide, Near Bottom in Europe

Greece is ranked 29th among 31 European nations. Image: Syntagma Square, Greek Parliament, Athens. Credit: Tomas Wolf / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Adherence to the rule of law in Greece has deteriorated, landing it in 48th place out of 143...

13th QCinema Festival rolls out over 80 films

The 13th QCinema International Film Festival shines a spotlight on Quezon City’s ongoing commitment to remain the heart of Philippine cinema. Running from November 14 to 23, this year’s edition features an expansive lineup of over 80 films from...

Europe's top 20 hot springs

Sliding into a bathtub after a long day is one of life’s little luxuries – but there’s nothing quite like the restorative high from a dip in a natural thermal pool. From Iceland’s renowned Blue Lagoon to ancient sulfur streams in the Pyrenees,...

‘No survivors’ after tourist plane crashes en route to Kenya safari reserve

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Radisson Hotel Group exceeds 210 openings and signings in 2025 as global expansion gains pace

Building on a record-breaking 2024, Radisson Hotel Group has surpassed 210 hotel signings and openings in 2025, marking another year of strong performance across EMEA and APAC. The Group’s continued momentum reflects its strategic focus on brand...

Viktor Orbán: The European Union is irrelevant. Donald Trump is wrong about Putin

US President Donald Trump made a mistake by imposing sanctions on Russia. I will talk to him during my visit to Washington to have these sanctions lifted. This was stated by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to the Italian newspaper La...

UN General Assembly again demands end to US embargo against Cuba

​​​​​​​The United Nations General Assembly has once again issued a strong call for the United States to terminate its comprehensive economic, commercial, and financial embargo against Cuba. In Wednesday's vote among the 184-member assembly, 165...

Futureal Concludes New Financing Agreement for Etele Plaza

The pan-European property developer has signed a EUR 165 million loan agreement with a consortium comprising Erste Bank Hungary Zrt., Erste Group Bank AG, and UniCredit Bank Hungary Zrt. In 2018, Futureal concluded the largest Hungarian shopping...

Plane carrying foreign tourists crashes in Kenya, killing 11

A plane crash killed 11 people, mostly foreign tourists, in Kenya's coastal region of Kwale early Tuesday while en route to Maasai Mara National Reserve. The airline, Mombasa Air Safari, said in a statement that eight Hungarian and two German...

GLOBALink | China's governance model offers insights to world, says expert

China's governance model offers valuable insights to countries seeking stability, sustainable growth and social cohesion, Gyula Thurmer, president of the Hungarian Workers' Party, said in a recent interview with Xinhua. #GLOBALink

Scotland boss Steve Clarke to whisk players abroad for special training camp ahead of crunch World Cup double header

SCOTLAND will prepare for their World Cup crunch with Greece next month with a warm weather training camp in Turkey. Steve Clarke’s men must win a point at least in Athens on Saturday November 15 to keep alive their automatic qualification dream....

What would you do if democracy was being dismantled before your eyes? Whatever you’re doing right now

How would you behave if your democracy was being dismantled? In most western countries, that used to be an academic question. Societies where this process had happened, such as Germany in the 1930s, seemed increasingly distant. The contrasting...

How Orbán and Erdoğan used Russia's war against Ukraine to tighten their grip on power

Authoritarian regimes consolidated power by sharpening their methods of control, from electoral engineering and digital surveillance to legal and institutional manipulation. In today’s increasingly multipolar world, the rise of regional...

IAUP at 60: Presidents seek common ground on HE in AI era

GLOBAL Six months before the turn of the millennium, Donald Gerth, then president of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), speaking at the 12th triennial meeting of the organisation founded in 1965, drew a distinction...